Gabe Newell, Valve president, has given an exclusive interview to IGN. He discusses why the Steam Deck handheld is available and what the company's philosophy was when creating it. It's worth watching the interview to hear Newell and Pierre-Loup Griffais talk about the motivation behind creating an open device. Newell mentions that it is possible to hook up an Oculus Quest to it, as well as what discussions took place within Valve to develop the system. IGN has also published a summary of the interview, which you can read instead of watching.Newell also talks about the obvious comparison between Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch. Newell says that Valve made different trade-offs in creating its portable gaming system. More topics are covered in the interview, including Newell's interest and future at Valve and Newells approach to medical research. Also, Newell discusses how Valve is trying to avoid stock problems like those that plagued consoles such as the Switch and Xbox Series X. Gabe Newell was not allowed to answer a question about Half Life. He replied that [Half Life: Alyxs ending] felt like the right step for where we were heading with Half-Life.[Half Life: Alyxs ending] Feels like the right progression for Half-LifeThis interview is worth watching if you are interested in Valve or the Steam Deck. Newell's comments about the Steam Deck will help you decide if it is right for you.
